Pratt & Whitney A320neo engine suffers new test snag
(Reuters) Pratt & Whitney (UTX.N) has suffered a fresh problem during testing of new aircraft engines for the Airbus A320neo, but flight trials of the…
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The ‘great engine game’ behind new Boeing jet project
(REUTERS) Aircraft engine makers are placing bets that could reshape their industry for decades as Boeing weighs a novel design for an airplane with 240-250…
Airbus A320neo’s engine problems to be solved by April
Any technical problems with the engines of Airbus’s A320neo jetliner should be solved in the coming weeks, the head of engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney said. “By…
Bell 505 Arrius 2R engine successfully passes EASA certification
Bordes, France (16 December, 2015) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Turbomeca (Safran, Euronext Paris : SAF), are delighted to announce…
Airbus’ A350-1000 Trent XWB-97 engine begins flight-test campaign on A380 flying-test-bed
The A350-1000’s new engine – the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 – has successfully made its first flight-test aboard Airbus’ dedicated A380 “Flying-Test-Bed” aircraft. The aircraft took…
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) orders 60 A320neo aircraft
Airbus’ fuel-efficient A320neo continues to conquer the market GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the aviation leasing and financing arm of General Electric [NYSE: GE] has…
Boeing passenger plane requests emergency landing in Russia
(Reuters) – A Boeing 737 plane carrying 78 passengers plus crew has requested an emergency landing at the main airport in Russia’s second city…
Airbus picks Turbomeca as sole engine supplier for X4 helicopter
(Reuters) – Airbus Helicopters said on Wednesday it had decided to focus on one engine type for its X4 programme, choosing Safran subsidiary Turbomeca as…
TransAsia pilots face test on dealing with engine failure
(Reuters) – Pilots at Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways are being tested on how they handle an engine failure and subsequent emergency, days after the fatal…
Airbus Helicopters’ first enhanced EC135 T3/P3 enters service with Aiut Alpin Dolomites in high-altitude rescue operations
The world’s newest light-weight twin-engine rotorcraft is now in service with the operational start-up of Airbus Helicopters’ upgraded EC135 T3/P3 of Aiut Alpin Dolomites –…
Pentagon says cost to fix F-35 engine issue ‘relatively minor’
(Reuters) – Pentagon chief arms buyer Frank Kendall said the United States was close to a design fix for the Pratt & Whitney engine that…
International Aero Engines Achieves Certification of V2500®-E5 Engine
IAE International Aero Engines AG has achieved Federal Aviation Administration certification of the V2500®-E5 engine for Embraer’s KC-390 aircraft. The KC-390’s launch customer is the…
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